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Competition Laws - LAWS3022

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: Crime & Criminal Process (LAWS1021/JURD7121) & Criminal Laws (LAWS1022/JURD7122) OR Crim. Law 1 (LAWS1001/JURD7101) & Crim. Law 2 (LAWS1011/JURD7111). Co-requisite: Litigation 1 [LAWS2311/ JURD7211] OR Res. Civil Disp. (LAWS2371/JURD7271)

Excluded: JURD7522

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course is an introduction to competition law. It examines Part IV of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA) (formerly the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)), and the parallel state provisions of the Competition Code (which apply by agreement between the States where there is no Constitutional coverage). Through case analysis it develops the essential economic methodologies for applying the CCA to commercial conduct.


Recommended Prior Knowledge

A prior knowledge of economics or commerce is not essential for this course.

Course Objectives

The objectives of the course are to acquaint students with the rationale for competition law, and give them an understanding of key statutory provisions and case law to provide practical understanding of competition law and policy.

Main Topics

Some of the areas the course will cover include:
  • History and objectives of Part IV CCA, including current proposals for amendment
  • Economic foundations including concepts of market, market power and competition
  • Anti-competitive agreements, including price fixing, exclusionary provisions and provisions relating to joint ventures
  • Criminal Cartels
  • Mergers
  • Enforcement by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and remedies available to private litigants

Assessment

Class participation 10%
Compulsory mid-session examination 45%
Compulsory final examination 45%
 

Course Texts

Prescribed

  • Clarke and Corones, Competition Law and Policy, Cases and Materials, Oxford University Press, 3rd Edition 2011
  • Competition and Consumer Act 2010. This legislation is published by CCH, and in annotated versions by Law Book Company (Steinwall) or Butterworths (Miller). Selected provisions can be obtained from Austlii.

Recommended
A list of further recommended readings is available to UNSW Law students in the full course outline.

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